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8/24/12, 01:23 PM
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Hi,
In 2003 my father past away and left me his 1966 Mustang. It is a 289 HiPo GT Fastback. He had it in storage when he died and was working on restoring after a Sunday drive car accident. After his death it took my mother 7 years to start parting with his things and I inherited the Pony. It needs some work, but I will have it done hopefully within the year.
My father bought the Mustang back in 1970 for $1000. He had just returned from his second tour in Vietnam and had saved his combat pay so he could get his dream car. He was the second owner and did what any young GI mechanic would do in 1970, he bored it out to a 303 and raced it! But after getting stationed in Louisiana and meeting my mother he decided his racing days were over and decided to take it back down to stock. So weekend road trip to Tyler TX was taken. There my father found a wreaked 1966 Shelby GT350! The passenger side rear was unrepairable, but there was nothing wrong with the engine. So my parents returned to LA with the Shelby K code and the 66 got a new engine.
So far I have replaced the passenger side floorpan, all hoses, water pump, thermostat, tires, master cylinder, sending unit, gas tank, and complete interior. Not to mention getting the motor unseized. All that remains other then a new paint job is to replace the brake lines.
So that is my story and thank you in advance for all of your help!
In 2003 my father past away and left me his 1966 Mustang. It is a 289 HiPo GT Fastback. He had it in storage when he died and was working on restoring after a Sunday drive car accident. After his death it took my mother 7 years to start parting with his things and I inherited the Pony. It needs some work, but I will have it done hopefully within the year.
My father bought the Mustang back in 1970 for $1000. He had just returned from his second tour in Vietnam and had saved his combat pay so he could get his dream car. He was the second owner and did what any young GI mechanic would do in 1970, he bored it out to a 303 and raced it! But after getting stationed in Louisiana and meeting my mother he decided his racing days were over and decided to take it back down to stock. So weekend road trip to Tyler TX was taken. There my father found a wreaked 1966 Shelby GT350! The passenger side rear was unrepairable, but there was nothing wrong with the engine. So my parents returned to LA with the Shelby K code and the 66 got a new engine.
So far I have replaced the passenger side floorpan, all hoses, water pump, thermostat, tires, master cylinder, sending unit, gas tank, and complete interior. Not to mention getting the motor unseized. All that remains other then a new paint job is to replace the brake lines.
So that is my story and thank you in advance for all of your help!
8/24/12, 01:48 PM
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good story .. welcome .. i worked in a junk yard in the early 70`s and we stripped and crushed many a mustang people would kill for today ..i bet someone would fix that shelby today ...
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